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The Field Test Year

The Field Test Year. How much do you know about it?. Is a field test course the same as a pilot course?. NO!!. Field Test vs. Pilot. When is the field test year for a CTE course?. Immediately following the pilot year.

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The Field Test Year

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  1. The Field Test Year How much do you know about it?

  2. Is a field test course the same as a pilot course? NO!!

  3. Field Test vs. Pilot

  4. When is the field test year for a CTE course? • Immediately following the pilot year

  5. What is expected of teachers who teach a course during the course’s field test year? • Provide feedback • Blueprint • Unpacked content • Activities • Participate in Moodle PLC and surveys

  6. Mid-term Exam • Is there a mid-term exam during the field test year? • Usually • How much of the course is actually tested on the mid-term exam? • Approximately 50% • Where can you find out what the mid-term will cover? • BFIT PLC

  7. Final Exam • Is there a final post-assessment during the field test year? • Always! • How much of the course is usually tested on the final? • Approximately 50% • Where can you find out what the final exam will cover? • BFIT PLC

  8. Do third-party courses have a field test year? Yes

  9. Are mid-term and final exam scores scaled or raw? Raw

  10. Scaled Scores • Can a field test be scaled locally? • Absolutely! As a matter of fact, you are ENCOURAGED to do so. • How does DPI recommend that field test assessment scores be scaled? • Top score = 100

  11. Anticipated Grades • Do teachers need to enter anticipated grades for courses in field test status? • YES! • Critical component of scaling

  12. Is there reliability data on the course assessment items during the field test year? Assessment No

  13. Assessment • Is a classroom (unsecure) item bank available to teachers during the field test year? • NO • If not, how can teachers assess their students during the field test year? • Prototype assessment items • Performance items • Teacher made assessments

  14. Which BFIT courses were in field test status during 2011-2012? • Accounting II • Business Management

  15. Which BFIT courses will be in field test status during 2012-2013? • 8710 Business Management • 6421 Computer Programming I • 6422 Computer Programming II • 6415 e-Commerce I • 8811 Foundations of Information Technology • 6341 Network Administration I • 6342 Network Administration II

  16. Questions?

  17. For Further Information, Contact: • Linda Lay, BFIT Finance Cluster Consultant • 919-807-3883 or Linda.Lay@dpi.nc.gov • Deborah Seehorn, BFIT Information Technology Cluster Consultant • 919-807-3871 or Deborah.Seehorn@dpi.nc.gov • Curt Miller, BFIT Business Management & Administration Cluster Consultant • 919-807-4014 or Curt.Miller@dpi.nc.gov

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